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Procambarus (Capillicambarus) brazoriensis Albaugh
Procambarus (Capillicambarus) brazoriensis Albaugh, 1975:1, figs. 1, 2.
Procambarus (Capillicambarus) brazorensis.—Fitzpatrick, 1983b:203 [erroneous spelling].
TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, and morphotype, USNM 133916, 133917, 133918 (male I, female, male II); paratypes, USNM, D.W. Albaugh.
TYPE LOCALITY.—Ditch along County Road 400, 0.1 mile (160 m) southeast of Missouri Pacific railroad and 0.25 mile (0.4 km) southwest of Brazos River at south edge of Brazoria, Brazoria County, Texas.
RANGE.—Brazoria County, Texas between the San Bernard River and Oyster Creek, extending inland from the Gulf of Mexico only about 20 miles (32 km).
HABITAT.—Lentic and sluggish lotic situations.
- bibliographic citation
- Hobbs, Horton Holcombe, Jr. 1989. "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda, Astacidae, Cambaridae, Parastacidae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-236. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.480
Procambarus brazoriensis: Brief Summary
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Procambarus brazoriensis, the Brazoria crayfish, is a species of crayfish which is endemic to Brazoria County, Texas. It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
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